Maverick Tester – software tester

Always look on the bright side of life..

Posted on 08. Jan, 2010 by Anne-Marie Charrett.

And what better way, than to download the new Tester Types E-Book.
Its a light hearted look at some of the types of testers out there and I guess we could all do with a bit of a laugh now and then.
I big hearty thanks to Rob Lambert and Rosie Sherry for writing and putting this [...]

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Holding the cat by the tail

Posted on 27. Sep, 2009 by Anne-Marie Charrett.

I thought Jack Margo’s interview by UTest was very interesting. What caught my eye was the following statement:

The days of specialists are mostly killed from the recession…you have to be flexible and know multiple disciplines to exist in today’s dev environment.  In web development alone, you need to be proficient with XML, DHTML, JS, a [...]

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Test Tools for Covert Operations

Posted on 24. Sep, 2009 by Anne-Marie Charrett.

I have one of my clients to thank for this tip.
I was performing some software testing recently on a product that had both a software and hardware element to it. The unique setup of the laptop, and  peripheral equipment meant I that there was only one test environment available.  I was fortunate not to live [...]

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Pre Software Testing Checklist for Startups

Posted on 07. Sep, 2009 by Anne-Marie Charrett.

This type of work is often overlooked in the eagerness to get the testing started. If you want you’re software testing to start on time and keeping within budget than completing this software testing checklist is essential.

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YouTrack, a new issue tracking tool

Posted on 03. Sep, 2009 by Anne-Marie Charrett.

I noticed that there is a new bug tracking application on the scene. It’s called YouTrack and describes it self as:
“web-based, keyboard-centric issue tracker” and
“The Fastest Bug and Issue Tracker”
“Wow”! Sounds like just the tool for a Maverick Tester!  I’ve been on the hunt for a decent bug tracker for my website, so I thought [...]

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